A Yellow-throated Vireo came. Took the 
following description of it. Back olive green; 
head lighter; wing "bars, two; white; breast 
yellow; It gave the com: on harsh note and 
another harsh one like che cher cher cher . It 
ate the cherries. 
The Catbirds scolded from the bushes for 
some time before they came. The short tailed 
youngsters acted just like the old ones. It 
was amusing to see them. 
August 17, 1899 - Thursday . 
This afternoon I went down to the plum 
orchard about 5:00. Saw a Least Flycatcher. 
It gave a conversational note like whit whit tie 
whittle . It was generally given on the wing. 
"Sometimes it flew along a limb. Its flights 
were generally short. Then I went home. 
